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Source Description
Together, these two sheets make a topographical and road map of the entire country of the Dominican Republic, which occupies the eastern portion of the island of Hispaniola. The early 1960s was a time of extreme turbulence and violence in the Dominican Republic. The long-term dictator Raphael Trujillo had recently been assassinated, and the nation was in turmoil following a coup d'etat that removed his successor from power. Although this map appears to be completely neutral, offering just geographical facts, its publication by the U.S. Army Map Service most certainly reflected the United States military's interest in maintaining stability in the Caribbean region.
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Document identity
localId
3f4638789
label
Dominican Republic road map 1:250,000
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f4638789
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Dominican Republic road map 1:250,000
description
Together, these two sheets make a topographical and road map of the entire country of the Dominican Republic, which occupies the eastern portion of the island of Hispaniola. The early 1960s was a time of extreme turbulence and violence in the Dominican Republic. The long-term dictator Raphael Trujillo had recently been assassinated, and the nation was in turmoil following a coup d'etat that removed his successor from power. Although this map appears to be completely neutral, offering just geographical facts, its publication by the U.S. Army Map Service most certainly reflected the United States military's interest in maintaining stability in the Caribbean region.
date
["[1961]"]
year
1961
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_001003
creators
United States. Army Map Service
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Roads--Dominican Republic--Maps
Dominican Republic--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Dominican Republic
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Dominican Republic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Washington, D.C
publisher
[s.n.]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
19
schema:longitude
-70.6667
extent
2 maps on 2 sheets : col. ; 94 x 133 cm. and 92 x 88 cm.
notes
Relief shown by gradient tints and spot heights.
"For use of officials of the governments of Dominican Republic and the United States only."
Includes Glossary and Location diagram.
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004.
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no
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3f4638789
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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3dd7dfde731e7dc5